Matthew 14:15 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹⁵ Now when evening came, His disciples came to Him, saying, "The place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, that they may go to the villages and buy food for themselves."

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, This is a remote and barren place, and the day is now over; send the throngs away into the villages to buy food for themselves.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ That evening his disciples came and said to him, “This is an isolated place and it’s getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And when evening had arrived, his disciples approached him, saying: "This is a deserted place, and the hour has now passed. Dismiss the crowds, so that, by going into the towns, they may buy food for themselves."

Matthew 14:15 Cross References

Matthew 14:13

When Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there in a boat for a deserted place privately. But when the crowds heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

Matthew 14:14

And coming out, Jesus saw a large crowd, and He was moved with compassion towards them, and healed their sick.

Matthew 14:16

But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them [food] to eat."

Matthew 15:23

But He answered her not a word. And His disciples approached and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."

Mark 8:3

And if I dismiss them hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from a [great ]distance."

Luke 9:12

Now when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to Him, "Dismiss the crowd, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and they may find lodging and find provisions; for we are in a deserted place here."